Subject Index

Teacher merit pay programs: appropriation and DPI duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1]  - SB40

Virtual charter school provisions re definition, contract with school board, licensed teachers, school year, parent advisory council, compulsory school attendance, and transfer to resident school district; DPI to make online courses available through a statewide web academy; professional development requirements for online teaching; tuition for nonresidents of this state - AB870

Virtual charter school provisions re definition, teaching license or permit, location, and the Open Enrollment Program; DPI directed to make online courses available for a fee and establish instructional standards for online courses; school board duties specified; completion of professional development program required for online teaching after certain date [for further revisions, see entry under ``School"] - SB396

Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program and office created in DOA [Sec. 25, 26, 32, 225, 748, 9122 (1), 9322 (3); Enrolled SB-40: DOA liaison and Wisconsin Covenant Foundation, Inc. duties, report required, 35p, 78, 520, 3006, deletes 32] - SB40

World languages instruction in elementary grades: grant program created -  AB814

World languages instruction in elementary grades: grant program created [Sec. 237, 2710] -  SB40

World languages instruction in elementary grades: grant program created -  SB466

public instruction, state superintendent of Public Instruction, State Superintendent of, see State Superintendent of Public Instruction

public intervenor Public intervenor, see Attorney General; Justice, Department of

public land Public land, see also State park

Land acquired with stewardship money and is open to the public: DNR to create a directory and provide a mapping tool on its Web site; fee, signage, and hunting provisions  - AB304

Land management activities on DNR properties: DNR contract authority; report required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 638m]  - SB40

Land under DNR jurisdiction or control: DNR to grant easement to landowner re access to her or his own land  - AB641

Public access to certain Stewardship lands for hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation; DNR to develop interactive mapping tool of Stewardship lands, signage requirements; NRB, hunting fee, and report provisions [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 638mg, mj] - SB40

Stewardship 2000 program reauthorized; provisions re bonding authority, ten year extension, and matching grants for nature-based outdoor recreation and nonprofit conservation organizations [Sec. 584, 636-656, 659, 718, 719]  - SB40

Stewardship 2000 program reauthorized; provisions re 10 year extension, annual bonding authority, land acquisition subprogram, property development and local assistance subprogram, and recreational boating aids subprogram [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 584b, 636b-638b, 638r-646m, 647, 647m, 648b-656b, 659, 718b, 719b] -  SB40

public lands, board of commissioners of Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of

Drainage district loans from BCPL trust funds [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 674d-w] -  SB40

public liability Public liability, see also Claims

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  AB247

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  SB126

Off-duty police officer liability appropriation funding revised; DOA report to JCF [Sec. 519, 2921]  - SB40

PCBs in dredged materials: solid waste disposal facility prohibited from accepting, provision for vitrification of sediments at facilities in certain counties; DNR authority to enter into certain agreement with municipalities re dredged materials from the Great Lakes basin eliminated -  AB40

State liability re federal Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act  - AB822

State liability re federal Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act  - SB461

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] -  AB321

public library Public library, see Libraries

public notary Public notary, see Notary public

public nuisance Public nuisance, see Nuisance

public officers Public officers, see also Legislature — Member; specific title

Appointive state officer: vacancy re expired term and provisional appointment by Governor pending Senate confirmation or rejection -  SB492

Budget process: withholding of pay and expenses from legislators and certain state elected officials if not passed by August 1 of the odd-numbered years; acceptance of political contributions by partisan elective state officials prohibited between certain dates, penalty provision; deadlines for budget message from the Governor, Building Commission's long-range state building program budget, and state agencies' biennial budget requests revised; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill and identification of nonfiscal policy items, JCF and LRB duties; if not passed by certain date, any non-budget legislation may not be considered or requested until budget passes  - AB633

Campaign finance law, income tax law, and lobbying regulation law revisions; Government Accountability Board staff changes; nonseverability provision  - DE7 SB1

Campaign finance law revisions: filing reports, disbursement limitations, individual disbursements, contribution limitations and restrictions, legislative campaign committee treatment, disposition of residual or excess funds, WECF, Public Integrity Endowment, violation penalties, public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, and individual income tax credit; nonseverability clause - SB12

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who use communications media which includes references to certain candidates within 60 days of an election; WECF replaced with the clean elections fund and other public financing of elections revisions  - AB355

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who use communications media which includes references to certain candidates within 60 days of an election; WECF replaced with the clean elections fund and other public financing of elections revisions  - SB182

Campaign finance reports: filing requirements revised for candidates for partisan state office - AB155

Constitutional officers and state legislators limited to certain number of consecutive years in the same office: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR13

Contribution to candidate for elective state office: individual income tax credit created -  AB64

Contribution to candidate for elective state office: individual income tax credit created -  SB112

Elected official convicted of a felony related to his or her duty while in elected office: receiving a WRS annuity, lump sum payment, or death benefit prohibited  - SB479

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  AB247

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  SB126

Political contributions accepted by certain elective state officials and committees prohibited during specified period re biennial budget; exceptions and penalty provisions  - AB61

Political contributions accepted by certain elective state officials and committees prohibited during specified period re biennial budget; exceptions and penalty provisions  - SB25

Senate approval of legally enforceable agreement with a foreign nation, Indian tribe or band, the federal government, or another state: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR68

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, DAs, and state elected officials - AB31

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, state elected officials, and certain Governor appointments -  SB5

Sick leave eliminated for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, DAs, and state elected officials [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

SSN: state or local governmental unit or elected official prohibited from using as a personal identifier re program administration; exception provision -  AB771

SSN: state or local governmental unit or elected official prohibited from using as a personal identifier re program administration; exception provision -  SB552

public officers _ salary Public officers — Salary, see also Legislature — Member — Compensation

County constitutional officers: county board must adjust compensation level annually -  SB533

Deputy DA salary limitation provision changed -  AB613

Deputy DA salary limitation provision changed -  SB341

Elected town officers also serving as town employee: compensation modified [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1860m]  - SB40

Employment compensation utilization for political purposes regulated [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

Executive salary group changes [Sec. 617-621, 623-626, 630] -  SB40

Executive secretary in the Office of the Governor: executive salary group reassignment [Sec. 617]  - SB40

Governing body of a city, town, village, or county: member or member-elect may refuse to accept salary  - AB527

Governing body of a city, town, village, or county: member or member-elect may refuse to accept salary [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, notification revised and may not be rescinded] - SB280

Per diem funding for GAB: report and JCF duties [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9118m (1k), 9227 (1k)]  - SB40

public record Public record, see also Open meeting (Governmental); Public document

Bill drafting requests that did not result in introduced legislation: if certain persons disclose a draft to a third party, the draft becomes a public record -  AB84

Local law enforcement service requests and investigative records: access and custody revisions  - AB522

Public records containing certain personal information, including SSN: state or local government prohibited from posting on the Internet; SSN must be deleted before permitting access to the record; penalties for misrepresenting identity or purpose re obtaining SSN -  AB102

Records management-service funds for SHSW [Sec. 231] -  SB40

Religious organization's investigation of sexual contact with a person under age 18 between certain dates: summary must be submitted to DHFS; public access provision  - AB949

Tax disclosure statements required of certain corporations doing business in this state; public record provision; DOR to make available in paper and on the Internet  - AB751

Tax disclosure statements required of certain corporations doing business in this state; public record provision; DOR to make available in paper and on the Internet  - SB367

Utility security system plan: exception from public access to records created; definition provision  - AB728

Utility security system plan: exception from public access to records created; definition provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1]  - SB40

public safety Public safety, see also Consumer protection; Fire

Abandoned dam removal by DNR: additional considerations required -  SB127

Carbon monoxide detectors required in residential buildings, limited exceptions and waiver provision; DHFS and Comm.Dept duties specified; penalty and emergency rules provisions [S.Amdt.1: residential building definition revised, Comm.Dept shall authorize certain inspectors to conduct some inspections] -  SB289

Children's products: sale by commercial suppliers regulated re unsafe products; DATCP duties specified; recall, baby crib, injunction, and forfeiture provisions; residential care center for children and youth, foster home, group home, day care center or provider, or shelter care facility prohibitions and inspection requirements -  SB37

``Elastic yo-yo": sale or distribution of prohibited -  AB148

``Elastic yo-yo": sale or distribution of prohibited -  SB79

Elevator, escalator, and similar conveyance: Comm.Dept to promulgate a safety code for installing and operating, license or permit required; certain lifts in personal residences excluded - SB554

Elevator, escalator, and similar conveyance licensing and permitting requirements: elevator, dumbwaiter, and certain lifts in private residences are exempt; effective date delayed  - AB358

Elevator mechanic regulations revised [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 2641b-r] -  SB40

Food safety consolidation study by DATCP and DHFS; submission to legislative committees required  - AB701

Food safety consolidation study by DATCP and DHFS; submission to legislative committees required [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1]  - SB40

Mercury: public, private, and charter schools prohibited from purchasing, storing, or using; instruments containing mercury provision -  AB715

Products containing mercury, including fever thermometers, manometers, thermostats, and switches: sales regulated; DATCP authority and exception provisions  - SB346

Salvia divinorum plant's active chemical ingredient: manufacture, distribution, or delivery of intended for human consumption prohibited; penalty and exception provisions  - AB477

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] -  AB321

public service commission Public Service Commission